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Medical Terminology
Unit 7 - Endocrine System - Word Building Exercise
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the science of healthy and hygienic living | eubiotics |
| originating outside an organ part | exogenous |
| excessive sugar in the blood | hyperglycemia |
| pertaining to the adrenal cortex | adrenocortical |
| enlargement of the thyroid gland | thyromegaly |
| specialist in the field of poisons or toxins | toxicologist |
| excretion of potassium in the urine | kaliuresis |
| excessive thirst | polydipsia |
| affecting many glands | polyglandualr |
| enzymatic destruction of the pancreas | pancreatolysis |
| a person with abnormally low calcium is: | hypocalcemic |
| disease the thymus | thymopathy |
| glucose in the urine | glycosuria |
| specialist who treats hormonal diseases | endocrinologist |
| incision into the thyroid | thryoidotomy |
| school of healing based on "like cures like" | homeopathy |
| pertaining to hydrolysis and digestion of sugars | glycoclastic |
| blood in the urine | hematuria |
| substance that produces low temperatures | cryogenic ( -gen, genic = produces) |